Articles in category: BoardNews

Fenwick's annual survey covers a variety of
corporate governance
practices and data for the companies included in the Standard & Poor's 100 Index (S&P 100) compared to the technology and life sciences companies included in the Silicon Valley 150 Index
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Bedford-based Hologic Inc. said its board of directors has unanimously adopted a one-year shareholder rights plan to dissuade takeovers, as affiliates of activist investor Carl Icahn build an ownership stake in the medical device maker. The company said Thursday that under the plan, shareholders as of Dec. 2 will receive a right for each share they own to buy additional shares. The rights will be exercisable if a person or group acquires 10 percent or more of the company’s stock.,,

In response to our announcement of our corporate governance enhancements, the Legion Group rushed out a press release later that day where Mr. Vizi attempted to portray himself as a "champion" of corporate governance . In the Legion Group's press ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 20, 2013-- PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) board of directors ranks first among the boards of more than 600 U.S. public companies, according to a study of governance capacity that was released today by James Drury Partners.

A group of nationally recognized U.S. corporate governance and policy organizations is jointly calling on audit committees of public companies of all sizes and industries to proactively consider strengthening their public disclosures to more effectively convey key elements of their critical work to investors and stakeholders.

The latest 2013 governance honour for Canada's largest communications company MONTREAL, Nov. 19, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - BCE Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been honoured with the Best Overall Corporate ...

CHICAGO -- R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company announced today the results of its recent survey, What Institutional Investors Look for in Proxy Statements, which examined how institutional investors read and ...

A representative of an IGT - International Game Technology outside investor resigned his seat on the slot machine manufacturer’s board of directors eight months after a contentious proxy fight landed him on the corporate governing body.

An arbitration panel ruling on a dispute between CommonWealth REIT and investors seeking to oust its board found that the shareholder effort to remove trustees was invalid, while also determining a new vote can proceed...

More U.S. companies are luring top executives with multimillion-dollar “golden hello” signing bonuses, undeterred even as high-profile flameouts such as Ron Johnson’s short tenure at J.C. Penney Co. expose the risks...

The activist hedge fund Clinton Group stepped up the pressure on ValueVision Media on Monday, threatening to take legal action if the board did not comply with its demands to call a special shareholder meeting...

Tredegar Corporation (NYSE: TG) today announced that its Board of Directors has amended its shareholder rights agreement to better align it with shareholder interests and
corporate governance
best practices. The terms of the amended shareholder rights
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REDMOND, Wash.— Steve Ballmer paced his corner office on a foggy January morning here, listening through loudspeakers to his directors' voices on a call that would set in motion the end of his 13-year reign as Microsoft Corp.'s chief executive...

Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc terminated its offer to buy Men's Wearhouse Inc , sending Men's Wearhouse shares down as much as 11 percent before the bell, although Jos. A. Bank did not rule out another bid for its larger rival in future...

ZURICH—Switzerland will vote next week on a proposal limiting executive pay to 12 times that of a company's lowest paid worker, the second time this year the country will use the ballot box in an attempt to rein in corporate compensation...